Just like the title, I want to find a hidden jem.

I have been on the hunt for more cards to access via Libby and thought I would share what I know and see if anyone else have found any.

🔗queer liberation library has free accounts and has a good selection of Queer book and 5 loans available per card.

🔗reciprocard.com allows you to see what other libraries are available to you with the library card you already have. As I live in CA there are a lot of counties that as long as you show up in person with ID you can get additional county cards.

What have you found?

Soo.. I must admit i have a growing tbr pile i cant handle Do y’all have the same? I think at this point they are in my kindle to look pretty ahah 😅 I just cant stop having a new book that captivates me, i must have it! I am thinking about using this summer as advantage to finish every book i can in my kindle!

How do you handle your own TBR grave? How many books do you have on your TBR? I have over +300.. growing and growing 🫢

Happy Tuesday’s everyone! 🫶🏻❤️‍🔥

I'm curious to know what everyones fav way to read. Ik some people do immersive reading and stuff like that so let me know what you do. Me personally I love to make a little snack to have or make a whipped coffee and sit on the dinning room table with my kobo or my physical book whichever is closest to me

I have a complicated relationship with pride month and find that the Western/Euro-centric, capitalistic, cishet gaze has co-opted and decontextualized its meaning which has made me just dismiss it. I'm queer all year, like all LGBTQIA+ people are, and it feels like pride has been distorted into a mostly performative, palatable, and financially profitable thing when we need real internal and external solidarity 24/7, 365. I'm curious how others feel about this and maybe even reclaim pride month in all its historical and present complexity.

Are there any traditions or rituals you practice during pride month? Do you feel included, excluded, or somewhere in between in the festivities? Does the celebration and visibility feel like anything specific for you? Does pride month feel different to you than other months? How are you reclaiming this month/yourself and your experiences? How are you protecting your community/ies' lineage and truths from cisheteronormative patriarchy, capitalism, white supremacy, and colonialism? How are you taking care of yourself and your community/ies? Are your communities taking care of you?

There's no expectation or pressure to divulge in the comments, especially considering these are very personal and emotionally heavy topics. I appreciate whatever y'all are willing to share! I'm wishing us all the pride month (and beyond) that we need!

(P.S. forgive me that this isn't exactly book-related)

I want to know what (related to books and/or reading) you're most proud of. Did you finish a book? Did you diversify your tbr? Did you dnf a book you weren't vibing with? Even if you feel like it's a small thing if you're proud of it shout it out. Let's hype each other up!

For me, I think I'm most proud of introducing more non-fiction into my reading. I was never really a fan but I picked up The 100 Years' War on Palestine and suddenly needed to learn.